3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
You can certainly smell the maltiness of this beer from the start. The appearance is similar to Coca Cola, as noted by another user. Pretty smooth for the ABV, with a slightly fruity flavor, hints of apple especially. The palate is slightly lively, pretty pleasant. A nice beer overall, not too dark for the summer, either.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours exactly like a Coca-Cola. Strong malt/molasses taste. No subtlety whatsoever, it’s pure malt. I am absolutely unable to detect the strong alcohol presence in the taste but this one hits you like a sledgehammer if you attempt 6 in one sitting. NOT sessionable at all is what I mean, at least not for me. A poor substitute for Celebrator or Samuel Adams Double Bock in my book.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I don’t think it’s safe to say that this isn’t an excellent beer. It’s complex and contains rich flavors with a beautiful amber appearance. Nice job Spaten.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is a most excellent beer. Deep dark brew with a light cream-colored head. Smells of dark malt, light alcohol nose. Very complex beer with dark molasses and nutty flavors intertwined with the flavor of alcohol. Very good beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz. bottle. Pours a dark brown color with an off-white light head. Aroma of sweet roasted malts. Very nice balance b/w the bitterness of the roasting and sweetness of malts. I was very pleasantly surprised. Medium-bodied with an easy finish. Good brew.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Dark Brown color. Molasses Aroma. Sweet roasted malt flavor. Molasses Taste and Hop finish. The best beer I’ve ever had out of a green bottle.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle). Clean malt toffee aroma. Pours cola brown with off white head. Flavor a pleasing caramel malt, and not too sweet. Not much of a finish. Not outstanding, but a nice beer.
3.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 ounce bottle as part of a 12-pack set called Best Beers of the World, a name that most of the beers have not lived up to. Pours a viscous-looking dark amber color with no head and a swirl of white on the top. Nose is dark fruits like blackberry. Flavors include more dark fruits, subtle caramel hues from the apparent malts, oak, and molasses. Finishes clean and smooth with no trace of the ABV, although the bottle claims it to be 12%. Medium/full body and low carbonation. If this had more hop character, I could almost think it to be a barleywine. Pretty good; paired well with the bacon-wrapped top sirloin I made for dinner.
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